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SePt- 4, 1934- L.. G. slMPsoN 1,972,539

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Sept 4, 1934- L. G. slMPsoN 1,972,539

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Patented Sept. 4, l934 4 UNITD STATES WINDOW SCREEN Leon G. Simpson, Rochester, N. Y., assigner o! two-thirds to Glenn W. Simplon, Rochester,

Applicants my z5, 1m, semi No, 024.5

1s claim. (ci. 15e-i4) The invention relates to a window screen.

'Ihe object of. the present invention is to improve the construction of window screens and to provide a simple, practical and emcient window screen of strong, durable and comparatively inexpensive construction designed to be arranged exteriorly of a window and equipped at thetop with means for attaching the screen to a window trame and for forming a ily and insect tight closure at the top and provided at the bottom with adjustable means for securing the lower end of the window screen to the window frame and having at the bottom a flexible ap adapted to forni a fly and insect tight closure or connection at the bottom which will not be aiected by the adjustment of the window screen.

A further object oi' the invention isto kprovide a portable window screen of this character adapted to be rolled up into compact form to 'facilitate shipping and storing and otherwise handling window screens.

With these and other objects ln view, the invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims hereto appended, it' being understood that various changes in the form, proportion and minor details or construction, within the scope o! the claims, may be resorted to without .departing from the spirit or sacrificing any o! the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings:-

Figure 1 is a front elevation ot a window screen constructed in accordance with this invention and shown applied to awindow.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail vertical sectional view of the top portion ci the window screen on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail horizontal sectional view on the line 3--3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 1 s detail perspective view of one of the upper screen clamping plates.

Fig. 5 is an elevation of part oi the lower portion of the window screen viewed from the inner side thereof.

Fig. 6 is a detail vertical sectional view on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a detail horizontal sectional view on the line 7-7 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view of the cam and operating member.

Fig. 9 is a detail view of the cam actuated hook.

Fig. 10 is a sectional view through the upper portion of a window and window screen illustrating another form of attaching means for securing the window screen to the top o! the window.

Fig. 1l is a sectional view through the lower portion of the window screen and window sill illustrating another form o f fastening device for w detachably securing the screen to the window sill. Fig. 12 is a similar view illustrating still another form of fastening means for securing the bottom ofthescreentothe windowsill.

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Fig. 13 is an elevation ot the same partly in seeu Fig. 14 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially on the line 14-14 of Fig. 13.

Fig. 15 is a detail view of the bracket plate shown in Fig. 10.'

In the accompanying drawings in which is il- '7 lustrated the preferred embodiment ot the invention 1 designates a window screen consisting of a single sheet o! screen or other exible material extending from the top to the bottom ot a u window trame 2 and arranged outside ot the window so'as not to interfere with the raising and lowering of the window sash and the ventilation aorded by the adjustment of the same. The window screen is provided at the top with a pair ot sheet metal screen clamping bars 3 and 4 extending across thek window screen at thetop there. of and clamping the upper marginal portion o! the window screen between them and forming a stift upper marginal portion for the window screen.

The screen clamping bars are provided at intervals with triangular lugs 5 formed integral with the bars by partially severing the metal. The formation of the triangular lugs provides triangular openings 6 and the said lugs extend from the inner faces 'of the bars 3 and 4 which are iitted nat against the upper marginal portion of the window screen. The lugs pierce the screen material and the triangular lugs o! the bar 3 extend through' the triangular openings o! the bar 4- and the triangular lugs of the bar 4 extend through the triangular openings of the bar 3. By this arrangement the lugs of both o! the bars pierce the screen material and the lugs ci each bar extend through the openings ot the other har.

Thelugs oi' the bar 3 are swaged or bent down over v the openings of thebar4and the lugsotthebar4 are bent downwardly over the openings oi' the' bar 3, the swaging and bending operations operating to enlarge slightly the lugs so that the latter cover and conceal the openings and are ei- A no g - material and into a recess l0 formed in the end portion of the bar 3. The lugs 7 and 9 are rectangular .and cooperate with the triangular lugs in interlocking the screen clamping bars and in securing the said bars to the screen material. The clamping plate 4 has its lower edge deflected slightly. as at 4' to effect a tight binding action on the screen or flexible material 1 along the lower edges of the bars 3 and 4.

The bar 3 is provided at its upper edge with a combined stiffening and attaching ilange A11 extending outwardly in a horizontal direction over the upper edge of the bar 4 and adapted to engage with catches 12 of bracket plates 13. Bracket plates 13 which are approximately rectangular are disposed horizontally and are provided at their inner ends with spaced projecting prongs 14 which are adapted to be driven into the window frame, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings, whereby the bracket plate is supported in position with the catch 12 depending therefrom. The catch 12 which is formed integral with the plate by partially severing a portion of the metal thereof consists of a curved hook which extends downwardly and inwardly from the lower face of the bracket plate 13. The curved hook-shaped catch 12 engages under the projecting flange 11 which fits between the catch and the plate.

The plate 13 is driven into the window frame at the top thereof and is held against outward displacement by means of a fastening device 15 extending through a perforation 16 in the outer portion of the plate and embedded inthe top of the window frame. The fastening device preferably consists of a screw and is adapted to be readilyy inserted after the bracket plates have been driven into the window frame.

The flange ll at the top ofthe screen is now inserted between the catches l2 and the plate `13 by a rocking movement, that is to say, by disposing the screen on an outward downward inclined plane so as to pass the free edge of the flange 1l of the clamping bar 3 between the plates 13 and the catches 12 when the screen is swung inwardly to thereby introduce the flange 11 into the space between plates 13 and the catches forl a ready removal of the top of the screen from such position when desired, therebyv providing for a ready attachment and detachment of the upper edge of the screen from its supported position. Thus the screen may be secured and supported at its top and detached without removing iastenings of any kind.

The window screen is provided at the bottom with screen clamping bars 17 and 18 fitted flat against the screen material and constructed substantallj.-1 the same as the screen clamping bars 3 and 4 at the top of the window screen. The bars 17 and l8are provided with triangular lugs 19 constructed and arranged similar to the triangular lugs heretofore described. Also the ends of the bars 1'7 and 18 are provided with horizontal rectangular lugs 20 and cooperating recesses 2l. The screen material is extended beyond the lower screen clamping bars to form a flexibleflap 22 which is provided with a metal binding 23. The flexible flap is adapted to fit against the bottom or sill portion of the window frame and it provides a fly and insect tight connection and at the same time permits an adjustment of the window screen by lower fastening means for securing the bottom of the window screen to the sillor bottom portion of the window frame. The flap 22 may be any suitable flexible material and attached to the lower clamping bars instead of extending the screen fabric beyond the lower clamping bars and I will rely upon appended claims to cover such structure. This will enable the window screen to be drawn as tightly as desired and to be adjusted to fit windows where there is a slight variation in the size of the window.

The lower screen vclamping bars extend entirely across the window screen and the latter is flexible between the upper and lower clamping bars and is adapted to be rolled up into compact form for shipping, storing or otherwise handling the window screen. The inner and outer clamping bars are provided with horizontal inwardly extending flanges 24 which are adapted to stiien the clamping bars at the bottom of the window screen, and at the same time crimp and securely clamp the screen.

The bottom of the window screen is secured to the window sill by means of cam actuated hooks 25 mounted on cams or eccentrica 26 and engaging eyes 27 or other suitable cooperating f means mounted on the bottom sill portion of the window frame. Each hook 25 is provided with a horizontal engaging portion 28 having a recess 29 at the inner portion thereof to provide a seat for the engaged portion of the eye 27. The shank 30 of the hook 25 is enlarged and provided with a circular opening 3l which receives a cam or eccentric 26 consisting of a disk provided with a slot 33 extending across the disk and terminating short of the periphery thereof and adapted to receive an arm 34 of an operating member 35 angularly bent intermediate of its ends in opposite directions to form an intermediate pivot portion 36, the inner attaching arm. 34 and the outer operating arm. The inner arm 34 is fitted in the slot 33 and the metal of the disk is swaged at opposite sides of the slot to securely retain the arm 34 therein. Thevpivot portion 36 of the operating member is arranged in a bearing opening 37 of a casing 38 of approximately segmental shape struck up from the metal of the inner lower screen clamping bar 17 and severed at the lower edge from the said bar to form an opening 39 for the passage of the cam actuated hook 25.

When the operating arm 35 is swung upwardly or downwardly the cam is partially rotated and the hook is moved upwardly or downwardly according to the direction of the rotation of the carn or eccentric 26. The shank of the hook and the cam are held between the casing and the screen material which is clamped between the bars 1'7 and 18. The adjustment of the cam actuated hooks enables the screen to be maintained in a tightly stretched condition which is not affected by slight variations in the length of windows and the flexible flap 22 which extends downwardly and outwardly beyond the lower edges of the bars 17 and 18 fits against the window sill or bottom portion of the window frame and maintains a fly and insect tight closure at the bottom of the window.

The window screen which is adapted to be readily applied to and removed from a window frame is exible between the top and bottom portions nevasso- 'i 3 window mme to :om a. ny audimat tiene een;

and is adapted to be rolled up into compact form for shipping, storing, carrying and the like. Also the window screen is adapted to be applied to a window by any ordinary workman and does not require the services of a skilled mechanic o! .necessitate any alteration in the construction of the window frame.

Instead of the usual wire screen material. there may be substituted other transparent material, such for instance as thin sheets of flexible glass or other flexible material for use in cold weather or in times of storm 'and without changing other features of the invention and without interfering with application of the invention to va window frame and yet permit rolling of the material for storage or shipping purposes. In fact, the interstices of the wire mesh or fabric may be lled with suitable material whereby to prevent passage of air currents through the screen and yet notdestroy thel exibllityofv the wire fabric.

In Fig. l0 of the drawings is. illustrated another form of top fastening means which comprises bracket plates 40 each having an outwardly extending or outturned depending hook 41 which is engaged by an approximately hook-shaped or U-shaped flange 42 formed integral with an outer screen clamping plate 43. The bracket plate 40 which is similar to the bracket plates heretofore described and which is secured to the top of the p window frame in the same manner has the depending outwardly extending hook formed intel gral with it. The bracket plate is also provided of the opening or mouth ci' the hook 41.

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with aresilient lug 44 formed by partially severing the metal of the bracket plate, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 15 of the drawings, and forming a protuberance which projects downwardly in front The resilient lug 44 is preferably curved as shown and when the substantially inverted hook-shaped or L-shaped flange 42 is engaged with the hook 41 the resilient lug extends downwardly below the top of the engaging portion of the flange 42 and connes the latter in engagement with the hook 41. The flange 42 may be bent or slightly distorted to swing it into engagement with a hook 4l and when it is designed to detach the screen the resilient lugs may be readily lifted by the plate of a 1 screw driver to permit easy removal of the flange 42 from the hook 4l of the bracket plates. The bracket plate 40 is provided with prongs 45 similar to the prongs 14 of the bracket plate i3 and the outer portion of the bracket plate is provided with a perforation 46 for the reception of a suitable fastening device 47 for retaining the bracket plate in engagement with the window frame.

The screen clamping plate 43 which extends transversely di the top of the screen cooperates with an inner screen clamping plate 48 and has its lower edge -49 slightly deflected inwardly to engage the screen 50 to form a tight binding or clamping engagement with the said screen 50 as clearly illustrated in Fig. 10 of the drawings.

In Fig. 11 of the drawings is illustrated another form of bottom fastening means comprising inner and outer transversely disposed screen clamping bars 51 and 52 secured together in clamping engagement with the screen 53 by lugs 54 constructed and arranged similar to the triangular lugs heretofore described. The outer plate 52 has its upper edge 55 preferably deflected inwardly to form a tight binding or clamping engagement with the screen 53 and the screen is extended below the clamping plates to form a flexible flange 56 which engages the window sill or bottom of the nection.

The inner transverse screen clamping plate is provided at its upper and lower edges with horizontsl anges 57 having vertically aligned openings for the shank .or stem 58 of a hook 594 which engages an eye 6o of the sill or bottom of the window frame. 'Ihe stem 58 is provided at its upper end with an operating handle 6l and a coiled spring 62 which is disposed on the stem 58 maintains the hook 59 tightly in engagementwith the ye 50 and confines the eye 60 in 'sisch engagemen The eye is confined between the bill of the hook and the bottom flange 57. The spring 62 has its lower end bearing against the bottom nenge and the upper end of the spring is connected with the stem preferably by being arranged in aperforation thereof, as clearly shown in Fig. il; The

spring permits the hook to be readily disengaged from the eye when it is desired to unfasten the the upper edge of the platel 64 and is bent to form an approximately horizontally disposed U-shaped or channel flange 65 in which. is `clamped or crimped the lower edge 66 of ascen''l whereby I the screen is securely connected Ato the lower transverse plates. The transverse plates are rela.-

tively slidable in a vertical direction and the outer i .transverse plate is provided at rthe bottom with an inwardly extending fiangee which fits hat' vagainst the window sill and which is engaged by a keeper 69. The keepers which may be of any desired. number each consist of a plate secured to the sill bya screw 'I0 or other suitable fastening iis' device and provided between its ends with a. bend forming an upwardly offset hook-shaped portion 'Il which engages over the flange 68 and which is i. maintained in clamping engagement with thesame by e. cam '72 mounted on one of the bottom transverse plates and engaging the other lbottom transverse plate and adapted to tension the screen f and at' the Vsame time cause a. tight 'enzasement f 73 of the plate 64 is mounted on a. pivot Hand between the' keeper andthe flange 68.

The cem I2 which operates in an arcuate slot is provided with s flange or head '15 which nts against the plate 64 at the outer fecey thereof. i i

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The head T5 is of greater width than the arcuate slot "or opening '13 and mounted on the pivot 'I4 is a washer 'l6 conflned on the pivot by s. pin or key 17. The plates`63 'and 64 are 'arranged between the head or flange. of the cam and the washer 're as clearly illustrated in rig. 14 er i nurA suitable handle 78 by means of which it is parthe drawings. and the pivot is provided withl muy rotated to @neet e mauve vertical disable Y movement ofthe bottom transverse plates 64 and 65. The eccentric l2 rolls inthe arcuate slot or opening '13 of the transverse plate 64 and is adapted to extend the flange 68 sufnciently belowl the lower' edgeof the plate 63 tc engage theflange 68 with the keepers 69 and after such engagement a cam is adapted to be operated to place the screen under tension and produce aA tight interlocking engagement between the flange 68 and the hook-shaped engaging yportion I1 of the keeper so that there will be no liability' of the bottom of the screen accidentaly becoming dis-.

engaged from the keepers. The keeper and the iso flange are arranged at a slight inclination due to .the inclination of the upper face of the sill 'I9 and this with the tension of the Ascreen will maintain the flange and the keeper securely interlocked. In practice the transverse plate 64 will fit against the window sill and a fiy and insect tight closure will be effected at the bottom of the screen without employing the flexible extension of the screen heretofore described.

What is claimed is:

- 1. In a window screen of the class described including a sheet of screen material, a pair of fiat transversely disposed screen clamping bars fitted fiat against vthe opposite faces of said screen and provided with approximately triangular lugs cut from the metal of the bars, and forming openings therein, several lugs of each bar piercing the screen material and extended through the same from one side thereof and through the respective openings in the bar at the opposite side thereof and bent downwardly over the associated openings and expanded to cover the same.

2. In a window screen of the class described including a sheet of screen material provided with a pair of screen clamping bars fitted flat against the inner and outer faces of the screen and extending across the same and provided with substantially triangular lugs formed by partially severing the metal of the bars and leaving openings therein, said lugs extending inwardly in opposite directions and piercing the screen material and the lugs of each bar being extended through the openings of the other bar and bent downwardly and enlarged to cover the associated openings.

3. In a window screen of the class described including a sheet of screen material provided at the top with an approximately horizontal attaching flange, a substantially horizontal bracket plate provided with a longitudinally disposed terminal portion adapted to be driven into a window frame over the upper edge of the window screen and provided with a depending substantially hook-shaped catch engaging the flange of the window screen, said flange being held between the catch andthe lower face of the bracket plate.

4. In a window screen of the class described including a sheet of screen material provided at the upper edge with an outwardly extending transverse flange, substantially horizontal bracket plates for securing the window screen to a window frame at the top thereof, each bracket plate being provided with spaced longitudinally disposed terminal prongs adapted to be driven into the window frame above the window screen, said bracket plates being each provided with an integral depending substantially hook-shaped catch formedby partially severing the metal of the bracket plate and extending beneath the flange of the window screen to confine the flange between the bracket plate and the catch.

5. In a window screen of the class described in- 'cluding a ysheet of screen material provided at the upper edge with an outwardly extending transverse flange, substantially horizontal bracket plates for securing the window screen to a window frame at the top thereof, each bracket plate being provided with spaced longitudinally disposed terminal prongs adapted to be driven into the window frame above the window screen, said bracket plate being also provided with an integral depending substantially hook-shaped catch formed by partially severing the metal of the bracket plate and extending beneath the flange of the window screen to confine the ange between the bracket plate and the catch, and a fastening device piercing the bracket plate beyond the catch for holding the same against outward movement.

6. A window screen of the class described including a sheet of screen material provided at the bottom with fastening devices adjustable vertically for securing the window screen to the window sill of a window frame, said window screen being also provided at the bottom with a flexible fly and insect excluding flap extending downwardlyand outwardly beyond the fastening devices and yieldably fitting against the upper face of the Window sill and maintaining an insect tight engagement with said window sill in different adjustments of the fastening means, said flexible flap being of greater width than the space between the lower edge of the screen and the window sill so as to vary the effective area of the insect excluding portion of said flap and to provide for varying adjustments of the lower end of the screen with relation to the sill.

'7. A window screen of the class .described including a sheet of screen material, lower screen clamping bars located at the bottom of the window screen and'extending across the same at the inner and outer faces thereof, the lower bars being secured together, adjustable means connected with the lower screen clamping bars for securing the same to the sill or lower portion of the window frame, said window screen being provided with a lower flexible flap extending downwardly and outwardly beyond the lower screen clamping bars and yieldably fitting against the upper face of the bottom or sill portion of the window frame and maintaining a fly and insect tight closure in different vertical adjustments of the said bottom fastening means, said flexible aap being of greater width manine space between the lower edge of the screen and the window sill so as to vary the effective 'area of the insect excluding portion of said flap and to provide for varying adjustments of the lower end of the screen with relation to the sill.

8. A window screen of the class described including a sheet of screen material, lower screen clamping bars fitted fiat against the inner and outer faces of the sheet of screen material and extending across the same, one of the bars being -upset to -form a casing and the latter being severed at the bottom from the clamping bar to provide an opening, a hook extending through the said opening and having a shank portion arranged within thecasing, and an eccentric mounted within the casing and connected with and actuating the hook to permit an adjustment of the same for securing the window screen to the bottom of a window frame.

9. A Window screen of the class described iz:- cluding a sheet of screen material, lower screen clamping bars fitted flat against the inner and outer faces of the sheet of screen material and extending across the same, one of the bars being upset to form a casing and the latter being severed at the bottom from the clamping ber to provide an opening, a hook extending through the said opening and having a shank portion arranged within the casing and provided with a circular opening, and an eccentric pivotally mounted within the casing and fitting in the circular opening of the hook, said eccentric having an operating arm arranged vexteriorly of the casing.

l0. A window screen of the class described including a sheet of screen material, lower screen clamping bars tted fiat against the inner and outer faces of the sheet of screen material and extending across the same, one of the bars being upset to form a casing and the latter being severed at the bottom from the clamping bar to provide an opening, a hook extending through the opening in the casing and having a shank arranged within the casing and provided with a circular opening, an eccentric tted in the opening of the hook, vand an operating member angularly bent intermediate of its ends to form a pivot portion, an inner attaching arm and an outer operating arm, the pivot portion being extended through the casing and the attaching arm being secured to the said eccentric whereby when the operating arm of the operating member is oscillated the eccentric will be partially rotated to raise and lower the hook.

1l. A window screen of the class described including a sheet of screen material, lower screen clamping bars fitted at against the inner and outer faces of the sheet of screen material and extending across the same, one of the bars being upset to form a casing and the latter being severed at the bottom from the clamping bar to provide an opening, a hook extending through the opening in the casing and having a shank arranged within the casing and provided with a circular opening, a disk tted in the circular opening of the hook and provided with a transverse slot, and an operating member having an intermediate pivot portion and inner and outer arms, the pivot portion being extended through and journaled in the casing and the inner arm of the attaching member being secured in the slot of the disk whereby the latter is eccentrically mounted and is adapted to be partially rotated to raise and lower the hook when the operating member is oscillated.

12. In a device of the class described comprising a sheet of flexible material provided at the top thereof with a laterally directed ange; a plu,- rality of brackets adapted to be secured to a window frame, each bracket consisting of a substantially horizontal plate having a hook depending therefrom, said flange being confined between the horizontal plate and the hook and adapted to be rocked or turned into and out of the spaces between the brackets and their hooks to detachably suspend the sheet of flexible material from the hooks.

13. A device of the class described including a sheet of flexible material having an inwardly extending laterally directed iiange, and a bracket consisting of a horizontal plate adapted to be secured to a window frame and provided with an integral outwardly extending depending hook engaging with the said iiange, said bracket being also provided with a resilient downwardly projectingl protuberance arranged to hold the iiange in engagement with the said hook.

14. In a device of the class described including a screen, bottom fastening means comprising relatively slidable transverse plates connected with and carried by the screen, one of the plates being secured at its top to the said screen and the other plate being provided at its lower edge with an outwardly projecting flange, one of the said transverse plates being provided with an arcuate slot, a cam mounted on the other plate and operating in the arcuate slot to effect the said relative slidable movement of the plates, and a fixed keeper engaged by the said cam.

15. In a device of the class described including a screen, bottom fastming means including inner and outer transverse plates, the inner transverse plate being provided at the top with a horizontally disposed approximately U-shaped flange forming a groove in which the lower edge of the screen is clamped, the outer plate being provided at the bottom with a flange adapted to fit against a window sill, a iixed keeper mounted on the window sill and engaged by the iiange and a cam mounted on one of the plates and engaging with the other plate to effect relative movement of the plates to tension the screen and maintain the flange in engagement with the keeper.

16. In a device of the class described including a screen, bottom fastening means comprising a relatively slidable substantially hook shaped engaging element carried by the screen, a fixed keeper for coacting with the hook shaped element, and a cam mounted on the screen and operatively connected with the hook shaped member to effect a relatively slidable movement of the said hook shaped member, whereby the screen is tensioned and the hook shaped member maintained in tight engagement with the keeper.

LEON G. SIMPSON. 

